Chronicling our journey from military life to the real world …

Happy Hour

Tonight’s happy hour comes to you alcohol free, thanks to the fact that we have to pick up the boy child at 10 p.m. at a high school 30 minutes away. Damn kids. We are celebrating something tonight, though: The sale of our house in Brandon, near Tampa. That yellow house on a cul-de-sac is […]

Ah, Friday afternoon. The best time of the week. For those of you new to Beyond the Gilded Cage (or who forgot about this very important feature of the blog), Friday is when I share the songs I’m singing and the drinks I’m drinking. Both are inspired by whatever might have happened in our lives […]

Finally, a happy hour free of snow, rain, thunder, wind and fighting kids. Nothing but sunshine and clear skies here in Cocoa Beach, Florida. TGIF, people, TGIF … This week found us without our trusty rig. We’ve moved into a monthly furnished rental so we can really see what the neighborhoods (and neighbors) are like […]